Sari Rose Baby

Hi all,

I have been busy setting up a new brand under Sari Rose.  I now have Sari Rose Baby and I am making and selling handmade baby gifts.  So far it has been great, just selling Burp Cloths and Nursing Pads.  Babies in Bloom, the store who buys my dolls also bought a few of the burp cloth sets and I just completed an order for six more sets, so they are selling well.

Here is a link to my Etsy Store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/sarirosebaby

Enjoy!

Some new girls!

I have been crazy busy with a move to a new home and a sick pet, so sewing has been a bit on the back burner im afraid, but I have some new girls up in the Etsy Shop. I am also working on four more, one of which is dark skinned and she looks stunning in purple!. Also, now the pattern and tutorial is an instant upload!

Here they are

Babies in Bloom

I am very happy to announce that Sari Rose Dolls will now be available in store at Babies in Bloom.  Here are the first girls that will be making their appearance.  If you are in North County San Diego, please go in and check them out!

Custom Doll for O

I received a couple of new fabrics and I hope to get some dolls up in the shop over the next few weeks.  This is a custom order I did for little girl O featuring a new fabric, its cord and so so very pretty!.

Here is another doll from one of the other new fabrics, she is up in the store now.

If you live in the San Diego area, I will be selling at the Babies in Bloom Mama Craft Fair this coming Saturday from 10am-12pm.  Come over and say hi!

Pillow tutorial and gift card holder

Since I am really getting into my sewing now, I want to try and make as many gifts for christmas and as other gifts, as possible.  I'm not talking about making random crap and giving it to people, but making things they might actually like, and use.  My friend in Australia just welcomed a little boy into his life so I made a minky, hand embroidered blanket for the little guy and I also made a doll for his daughter as a big sister gift.  I offered to make my mother some new pillow covers for her couch for a gift this year as when I was home I looked at some that would look nice in their new house, however the prices were insanely overpriced and I said that thing that I hoped I would never say "I can make that".  I have made some for myself, just plain slip covers, but I really wanted to go all out for my mum. I have chosen some really pretty fabric and plan on making four - two plain with floral fabric and two petal pillows (I found the great tutorial here).  I'm so crunched for time and have so many projects on my list, but I will get these done!.  

I have another craft show on Saturday so I hope to get a few orders.  I am waiting on a new fabric order to finish up a doll for my friends niece, it should arrive soon.  I'm excited about this show as I can now take credit cards! I had a few people ask me at the school fair if I take credit cards (which I could not at that time) but now I have this really cool little scanner thing that plugs into my phone and I can swipe right then and there and then it goes right into my bank account, I think it's pretty cool.

A customer sent me a picture today of her finished doll from the Kit and Tutorial from my shop, she did a great job and the colors worked nice.  I was very anxious to get her feedback as it was the first kit I had sold, I'm so glad it worked out nicely.  I bet she's super excited to see her daughters face at Christmas, and knowing she made it too! (if she lasts that long!) I have had two customers order dolls for Christmas, get the doll, then just could not wait to give it to their daughters at Christmas and caved in.  That makes me feel good.  My kids are now sick of seeing my dolls everywhere, especially before a show as I have them everywhere, and they are sick of having all my sewing stuff laid out on the dining room table! I would be in heaven if we had a house with an extra room so I could have all my crafting/sewing stuff there and not have to pack it away all the time, ah, a girl can dream right? Maybe my girls could share a room? Yeah right, my husband would never go for that.

As my family lives in New Zealand and sending gifts at Christmas can cost me upwards of $50-$60, I planned in taking the easy route this year, gift cards.  Yes, they can use them as we are meeting in Kona in July for a family vay-cay.  The can use them at the mall on our last few days we will spend in Honolulu.  Easy! They don't cost much to mail and I'm planning on making these gift card holders.  Cute right? And I already have the fabric left over from the santas sacks.

Well, that's it for tonight, I have some circle to cut!

J.

Twenty minute Simple Skirt Tutorial

My husband surprised me with a trip to Paris and we leave next week! yikes!  its 90 degrees here and freezing there so I need to have warmer weight skirts.  I looked around the stores and have not seen anything I like so I consulted google. I found this tutorial online and have some left over cord from a project I had done previously.  I love the Internet! Happy to share it with you.  Twenty minute Simple Skirt Tutorial

Happy sewing!
SRD

Fall Festival

I have been very busy making dolls for a booth I have at my daughters Fall Festival this coming Saturday.  I have twenty dolls to sell, and hope to take a few custom orders.  I am not sure how it will go or what to expect as this is my first stall/booth.  But, at least I get some business cards and my name out there.

Here are some of the dolls I have for the booth.

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